longline
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3ADJ.
strapless
LONGLINE + NOUN
bra, corset
PREP.
into, with
Definitions
adj
longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.
In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.
noun
Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.
A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.
verb
To fish with a line of this kind.
The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways.
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3Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.
WiktionaryIn the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.
WiktionaryThe Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways.
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